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Drumheller’s Little Church moves for repairs

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Drumheller's little church travelled to storage, then will head to the Drumheller Institution for repairs. Photo courtesy Town of Drumheller.

 

Drumheller’s Little Church has travelled to an undisclosed location in anticipation of receiving repairs.
    Town crews moved the church the morning of Friday, February 13, and the church will be stored until its trip up to the Drumheller Institution, where a work crew will assess the damage, make the necessary repairs, and get the church in tip-top shape in time for the tourist season this year.
    Heather Bitz, Executive Director of the Drumheller & District Chamber of Commerce, said the repairs are necessary because of the vandalism at the little church in October of 2014.
    The bible was set on fire, there is floor damage as a result of crews checking the fire was completely out.
    Drumheller’s Chamber of Commerce is the custodian of the littlest church and the small piece of land it is on along North Dinosaur Trail.
    The little church was originally built in 1968 as a project by Drumheller resident Tygve Seland and the Ministerial Association.
    Seland is credited with building or co-building the majority of the older dinosaur statutes that can be found around town.
    The church was overhauled by inmates at the Drumheller Institution in 1991.


Family Day fun in the Drumheller Valley

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Bouncy houses will be set up at the Badlands Community Facility on Monday, February 16 as families are challenged to Unplug on Family Day to reconnect.

 

The Family Day holiday is coming up and in Drumheller that means a number of fun activities.
    The Town of Drumheller is once again participating in Family Day Unplugged: Disconnect to Connect. This is a day for families to unplug from technology and plug back into the family.
    On Monday, February 16, the field house at the Badlands Community Facility will be chock full of fun with inflatable fun for families to come and enjoy from noon to 5 p.m. There will also be board games for even more family fun.
    The Golden Prairie Parent Link Centre will not only be celebrating Family Day, but also its 10 anniversary of supporting families in the valley. They will be serving free cake.
    There are even more fun activities put on by the Town of Drumheller to mark the holiday including a free skate at the Drumheller Memorial Arena from 12 p.m to 3:30 p.m. and a Toonie swim at the Aquaplex from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
    The Royal Tyrrell Museum is also continuing its Family Day Tradition of great activities all weekend long. This includes story time, and fossil casting sessions as well as free auditorium video presentations from Saturday to Monday.
    There will also be free admission on Monday February 16. Go to www.tyrrellmuseum.com for a full listing of Tyrrell activities.

Crime spree suspects arrested

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Three suspects in the robberies and thefts across central Alberta earlier this week have been arrested.

 

As a result of ongoing police investigations across multiple RCMP jurisdictions in Alberta and Saskatchewan,   police have now arrested and charged  three adult males believed responsible for two armed robberies and a grocery store theft, and truck thefts, all from different communities across central Alberta.
   All stolen vehicles have now been recovered by police.
    Lucas DENNY , 20 years of age from Red Deer, AB,   and Dylan KURNEY , 21 years of age from Caroline,  AB,  were recently arrested in Kindersley Saskatchewan and are in police custody.    
    They have been formally charged with numerous offences relating to the Attempt Robberies in Didsbury and Olds,  Theft from Grocery Store in Hanna,   and Possession of Stolen Property (Motor Vehicles stolen from Airdrie and Sundre).   DENNY has also been charged with Dangerous Operation of Motor Vehicle / Flight from Police in Sundre.  
    KURNEY and DENNY appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court Thursday morning to speak to the charges of Possession of Stolen Property in relation to the Dodge truck stolen from Sundre.   
    They have been remanded to appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court tomorrow for a Show Cause Hearing.    Arrest warrants for the remaining charges have been issued and application is currently being made to have these warrants extended to Saskatchewan,  for continued detention and return to Alberta for court appearance in Didsbury Provincial Court.
     On Feb. 11th,  2015 Warrants were issued for the arrest of  Cody CUTTER,  24 years of age,  from Rocky Mountain House.  On Feb 11th,  CUTTER voluntarily turned himself into Sundre RCMP  and is in police custody.   CUTTER was positively identified as the suspect committing the robberies,  through video surveillance,  which led to the warrants being issued.   Police believe that a BB caliber handgun was used by CUTTER  in the commission of these offences.
     CUTTER faces numerous charges related to the armed robberies, along with being in possession of the stolen vehicle from Airdrie,  and following the robberies,  committing a Break & Enter and Theft of the GMC Envoy near Sundre.   
     A Judicial Interim Release (bail) Hearing will be held later today with CUTTER to determine the date for his next court appearance.
     Police would like to thank the communities for your assistance in these investigations.  
     RCMP say the suspects started their crime spree stealing a blue Ford F450 flatdeck from a compound in Airdrie Monday night. The truck was identified as the probable vehicle used for attempted robberies at a gas station later Monday night in Didsbury, and a short time later in Olds.
   The truck was left in a field on rural property in Sundre, where RCMP say the robbers stole two other vehicles, once which was in recovered in Rocky Mountain House, then continued on to steal from a grocery store in Hanna.
  


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